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Security Engineer in San Francisco

17 active opportunities · Updated October 2026

Pay $200K – $310K/yr →Demand 51/100 Career 51/100

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17 jobs

Hiring demand

51/100

steady · 47 related jobs

Hiring trend

+25%

Job postings compared with the previous 30 days

Remote options

46.8%

Share of matching jobs listed as remote

Typical salary

$245K – $245K/yr

Based on 13 salary observations

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Security Engineer

San Francisco, CA, United StatesFull-time7 days ago

$230K – $390K/yrExact matchTop 25% pay

● Exact title match for your search

About us Sierra is the leading platform for customer-facing AI agents, working with many of the world's biggest brands — including The GAP, Rocket Mortgage, SoFi, Sutter Health, and SoftBank — to transform how they serve customers and grow their businesses. We are primarily an…

AI · Salesforce

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Security engineer, detection and response

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote1mo ago

$132K – $240K/yr3 openingsBelow typical payCompany trend -44.1%

🚀 About WRITER WRITER is where the world's leading enterprises orchestrate AI-powered work. Our vision is to expand human capacity through superintelligence. And we're proving it's possible – through powerful, trustworthy AI that unites IT and business teams together to unlock…

Python · AI

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Security Engineer, Corporate Security

Relocation support

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time1mo ago

$165.4K – $202.1K/yrBelow typical payCompany trend -38.7%

About Flexport: At Flexport, we believe global trade can move the human race forward. That’s why it’s our mission to make global commerce so easy there will be more of it. We’re shaping the future of a $10T industry with solutions powered by innovative technology and exceptional…

Python · AI · Terraform

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Security Engineer, Application Security

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote1mo ago

$150K – $200K/yrBelow typical payCompany trend -53.8%

We are a small but growing team with broad scope, high trust, and the autonomy to tackle hard security problems with cre

TypeScript · Python · AWS

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Security Engineer, Detection & Response

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote1mo ago

$150K – $200K/yrBelow typical payCompany trend -53.8%

Security Engineer, Detection & Response at Sentry in San Francisco, California, United States. Full-time · Remote · $150K – $200K/yr.

Python · AWS · Azure

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Security Engineer

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote2mo ago

$150K – $250K/yrExact matchTypical range payCompany trend -26.3%

● Exact title match for your search

ABOUT BASETEN Baseten powers mission-critical inference for the world's most dynamic AI companies, like Cursor, Notion, OpenEvidence, Abridge, Clay, Gamma, and Writer. By uniting applied AI research, flexible infrastructure, and seamless developer tooling, we enable companies…

AWS · GCP · Machine Learning

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Security Engineer, GRC

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote2mo ago

$156K – $213.6K/yrBelow typical payCompany trend 0%

We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the…

Python · SQL · AWS

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Security Engineer, Application Security

Relocation support

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote2mo ago

$266K – $445K/yrTop 10% payCompany trend -28.5%

● Top 10% pay versus similar roles

About the Role As a Security Engineer, Application Security you will be res

Python · Java · Artificial Intelligence

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Security Engineer, Agent Security

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time2mo ago

$266K – $445K/yrTop 10% payCompany trend -28.5%

● Top 10% pay versus similar roles

About the Team The team’s mission is to accelerate the secure evolution of agentic AI systems at OpenAI. To achieve this, the team designs, implements, and continuously refines security policies, frameworks, and controls that defend OpenAI’s most critical assets—including the…

Python · AWS · Azure

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Security Engineer, Detection and Response

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time2mo ago

$266K – $385K/yrTop 25% payCompany trend -28.5%

● Top 25% pay versus similar roles

About the Role As a Security Engineer on Detection & Response, you’ll help

AWS · Azure · GCP

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Security Engineer, Insider Threat Detection & Response

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time2mo ago

$200K – $310K/yr · Jobiba est.Company trend -28.5%

About the Role As a Security Engineer you will join our OpenAI engineers an

Python · AWS · Kubernetes

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Security Engineer, Host Assurance

Relocation support

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time2mo ago

$200K – $310K/yr · Jobiba est.Company trend -28.5%

About the Team Security is foundational to OpenAI’s mission to ensure that artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. The Security organization protects OpenAI’s technology, people, and products by building and operating deeply technical systems that must work…

AWS · Rest · Agile

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Security Engineer, Detection and Response, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-time2mo ago

$230K – $260K/yrAbove median payCompany trend -8.3%

Each and every team of Notinos is working t

AWS · Azure · GCP

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Security Engineer, Corporate Security

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote2mo ago

$200K – $220K/yrTypical range payCompany trend -8.3%

Security Engineer, Corporate Security at Notion in San Francisco, California, United States. Full-time · Remote · $200K – $220K/yr.

Python · AWS · Azure

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Security Engineer, Detection and Response

San Francisco, California, United StatesFull-timeRemote2mo ago

$185K – $280K/yrTypical range payCompany trend -8.3%

Security Engineer, Detection and Response at Notion in San Francisco, California, United States. Full-time · Remote · $185K – $280K/yr.

Python · SQL · AWS

Higher-paying openings

Jobs with higher listed pay

Security Engineer, Application Security

OpenAI · San Francisco, California, United States

$266K – $445K/yr

Security Engineer, Agent Security

OpenAI · San Francisco, California, United States

$266K – $445K/yr

Security Engineer

Sierra · San Francisco, CA, United States

$230K – $390K/yr

Security Engineer, Detection and Response

OpenAI · San Francisco, California, United States

$266K – $385K/yr

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Estimated salary

Security Engineer salary in San Francisco

Lower range (P25)

$200K – $200K/yr

Median

$245K – $245K/yr

Upper range (P75)

$310K – $310K/yr

From 13 Jobiba job posts that list pay. An estimate, not an offer. Full salary report →

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Industries hiring Security Engineer in San Francisco

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Security Engineer in San Francisco: common questions

How many Security Engineer jobs are open in San Francisco?

Jobiba lists 17 active Security Engineer jobs in San Francisco (October 2026). Listings come from employer career sites and are removed when the job closes or expires.

What is the salary for Security Engineer jobs in San Francisco?

The median salary is $245,000 a year; the middle half of 13 salary observations falls between $200K – $310K/yr. Pay varies with experience and employer.

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Can I find remote or hybrid Security Engineer jobs in San Francisco?

Yes. 188 of the current listings are remote and 2 are hybrid (1118% of all openings). Use the work-mode filter to show only those.

What job types are available for Security Engineer jobs in San Francisco?

Current openings are mostly full-time (437) and contract (1).

Are there Security Engineer jobs for freshers in San Francisco?

5 current openings are marked entry-level or internship. Filter by experience to see roles open to freshers and recent graduates.

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